How Modern Meadow Is Fabricating The Animal-Free Leather Of The Future

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Photo: Modern Meadow’s new shirt, on display at MoMA, is a patchwork of mesh and cotton, joined together by the liquid leather, which merges seamlessly with the other materials. [Photo: courtesy Modern Meadow]

The future of leather is closer than you think

The New Jersey startup is biofabricating a leather substitute that’s eerily like the real thing–without the environmental footprint.